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Wolff: We should have let them race

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that they should not have issued team orders during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and let Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg fight it out. During the final race of the season, Mercedes repeatedly told Hamilton to pick up the pace as their competitors were catching up to Rosberg. The Brit refused the request and replied: “I suggest you let use race.” Looking back, Wolff said that they should have let them race instead of intervening. 'In the heat of the moment, sometimes when you make decisions you get them wrong,' Wolff told Sky Sports. 'In our mind, the way we think, this race is giving us the same number of points as other races and we try to win that...
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